Chase d'Arnaud

Chase Jonathan d'Arnaud (born January 21, 1987), is an American former professional baseball utility player. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres, and San Francisco Giants.

Chase d'Arnaud
d'Arnaud with the Braves in 2016
Infielder / Outfielder
Born: (1987-01-21) January 21, 1987
Torrance, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 24, 2011, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 2018, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
(through 2018 season)
Batting average.222
Home runs5
Runs batted in40
Teams

High school and college

d'Arnaud graduated from Los Alamitos High School in 2005. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 44th Round of the 2005 MLB Draft, but he chose to attend Pepperdine University. He played for the Anchorage Glacier Pilots of the Alaska Baseball League in summer 2006 and he played with the Orleans Cardinals in the Cape Cod Baseball League during summer 2007.[1] He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 4th Round of the 2008 MLB Draft.

Professional baseball career

Pittsburgh Pirates

d'Arnaud made his professional baseball debut in 2008, playing for the State College Spikes. In 2009, he played for the West Virginia Power and the Lynchburg Hillcats. In 2010, he played for the Altoona Curve.

In 2011, d'Arnaud was playing for the Indianapolis Indians when he was called up to the majors by the Pittsburgh Pirates for the first time on June 24.[2] In his major league debut, he recorded his first major league hit, a triple, off Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester. d'Arnaud appeared in 48 games for the Pirates in 2011, batting .217, with six runs batted in and 12 stolen bases.[3]

In 2012, d'Arnaud played 98 games for Indianapolis, batting .252 with 34 stolen bases. He was recalled by the Pirates on September 10, 2012. He played eight games for the Pirates in 2012, scoring a pair of runs and getting a stolen base.[4]

On March 20, 2013, the Pirates placed d'Arnaud on the 60-day disabled list after surgery to repair a partially torn ligament in his left thumb.[5] d'Arnaud started a rehab assignment with the Bradenton Marauders on May 16.[6] On May 18, his rehab assignment was transferred to the Altoona Curve, and then to the Indianapolis Indians on May 25. He was activated from the disabled list and optioned to Indianapolis on May 31, where he played the rest of the season.

d'Arnaud was designated for assignment on February 24, 2014 when Brent Morel was claimed on waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.[7] He spent the season with Indianapolis, and his contract was selected by the Pirates on September 2 after the rosters expanded. He appeared in eight games for the Pirates in 2014, and was used as a pinch runner and defensive replacement.

d'Arnaud with the Pirates in 2011

On November 3, he was outrighted to Indianapolis, and elected free agency.

Philadelphia Phillies

On November 13, 2014 d'Arnaud signed a minor league deal with the Philadelphia Phillies.[8] He spent the 2015 minor league season with the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs. His contract was selected by the Phillies from Lehigh Valley on September 14, 2015.

Atlanta Braves

On November 24, 2015, d'Arnaud signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves.[9]

d'Arnaud was designated for assignment on April 25, 2017.[10]

Boston Red Sox

He was claimed by the Boston Red Sox on April 27.[11] d'Arnaud was designated for assignment on May 18, 2017.[12]

San Diego Padres

On May 21, 2017, he was claimed by the San Diego Padres.[13]

San Francisco Giants

He signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants in January 2018.[14] His contract was selected from the Sacramento River Cats on July 7.

Texas Rangers

On December 17, 2018, d'Arnaud signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers.[15] He was assigned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds to open the 2019 season.[16] He was released on June 18.[17]

Kansas City Royals

On June 21, 2019, d’Arnaud signed a minor league deal with the Kansas City Royals. He became a free agent following the 2019 season.[18]

On February 17, 2020, d’Arnaud announced his retirement from baseball via Instagram.

However, the retirement was short-lived as he made himself available to play for the Philippines in the 2021 World Baseball Classic qualifiers to be held in Tucson, Arizona from March 20 to 25, 2020. His mother Marita is a Filipina.[19]

Personal

He is the son of Lance and Marita d’Arnaud.[20] His brother, Travis d'Arnaud, is a catcher for the Atlanta Braves.[20]

d'Arnaud is also known for his musical pursuits. In summer 2016 he performed at Bonnaroo Music Festival.[21]

References
  1. "Major League Baseball Players from the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. "Pirates to call up shortstop d'Arnaud". post-gazette.com. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  3. "Red Sox vs. Pirates - 06/24/11". MLB.com.
  4. "Pirates promote pitchers Rick van den Hurk and Bryan Morris and infielder Chase d'Arnaud, designate pitcher Evan Meek for assignment". Major League Baseball.
  5. "d'Arnaud has thumb surgery, placed on 60-day DL". Pittsburgh Pirates.
  6. Dreker, John (May 16, 2013). "Minor Moves: Holmes Off DL, d'Arnaud Starts Rehab". Pirates Prospects. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  7. "Pirates claim INF Morel off waivers from Blue Jays". February 24, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  8. Brookover, Bob (November 14, 2014). "Phillies make minor league progress at GM meetings, adding Francoeur". philly.com. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  9. Lee, David (November 24, 2015). "Braves: Detailing 10 minor league signings". Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  10. Danny, Knobler (April 25, 2017). "Braves promote Adams, designate d'Arnaud". MLB.com. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  11. "Red Sox Claim Chase d'Arnaud". MLB Trade Rumors.
  12. "Red Sox designate Chase d'Arnaud for assignment". Over the Monster. 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  13. Byrne, Connor (May 21, 2017). "Padres Claim Chase d'Arnaud". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  14. Todd, Jeff (January 4, 2018). "Giants To Sign Hector Sanchez, Chase d'Arnaud, Jose Valdez". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  15. "Rangers sign pitchers Matt Bush, Zac Curtis, and Tim Dillard, along with infielder Chase d'Arnaud, to Minor League contracts". MLB.com. December 17, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  16. "Sounds Announce Tentative Opening Day Roster". milb.com. March 27, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  17. "Chase d'Arnaud Stats, Highlights, Bio". milb.com. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  18. Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  19. Joaquin Henson (February 28, 2020). "Tebow, D'Arnaud commit to Philippines IX". Philippine Star. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  20. Ruiz, Stephen (February 28, 2017). "Meet Chase d'Arnaud". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  21. Kaneko, Gemma (June 19, 2016). "Undercover rock star Chase d'Arnaud played Bonnaroo on his day off". MLB.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
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